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Blue Guide India
The first Blue Guide to cover the whole of India, from Assam to Tamil Nadu. Elegantly written by Sam Miller, a long-standing India expert, who now heads the BBC World Service Trust in India. The guide contains superb plans of cities, cave sites and temple complexes, as well as illustrations of architecture and sculpture. Organised […]
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The first Blue Guide to cover the whole of India, from Assam to Tamil Nadu. Elegantly written by Sam Miller, a long-standing India expert, who now heads the BBC World Service Trust in India. The guide contains superb plans of cities, cave sites and temple complexes, as well as illustrations of architecture and sculpture. Organised state by state, each chapter includes select coverage of where to stay and eat.
The depth of information and quality of research make this book the best guide for the independent cultural traveller to this extraordinarily varied country, with excellent introductory sections on India’s history, religions, culture and art. Ideal as an on-site guide as well as for pre-travel reading, to help visitors plan their itinerary.
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Additional Information
Author | Sam Miller |
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Edition | 1 |
Illustration Type (Print) | B/W with photographs, diagrams, site plans and 16 pages of full-colour maps. |
ISBN (print) | 9781905131532 |
Print Pages | 888 |
Publication Year | 2011 |
uri haelyon via Amazon –
A comprehensive book about Rajasthan. You may not find details about hotels or restaurants, but I find that kind of knowledge irrelevant today. You will learn a lot about the sites the area. More comprehensive than any other book I’v read.
Amazon customer via Amazon –
The Only Printed Guide You Will Need.
This is the standard for Indian guide books. It doesn’t cover the hotels and hostels in any kind of detail, but it doesn’t need to, you can find that information online. It does cover the cultural attractions in exquisite detail. On several occasions I found the guides I used almost parroting what was in this book. I spent six weeks in South India and referred to this book on an almost daily basis. It is thick and bulky, but I appreciated having it in paper format so I could refer to it even if I had problems recharging my devices. It could use some updating for some of the attractions in terms of admission details, etc, but still well worth purchasing.